Finance director, drug testing on School District 205 agendaGalesburg Register-Mail, ILAlso, the Student Code of Conduct committee will introduce a policy that would subject student-athletes and those involved in extracurricular activities and clubs to random drug tests. The policy would be implemented for the 2009-2010 code of conduct. ...

Anglia Ruskin Universityguardian.co.uk, UKSee www.anglia.ac.uk/studentfinance There is no official guarantee of accommodation for first-year students, but in reality the university can accommodate all first-year Chelmsford applicants and more than 95% of Cambridge applicants. ...

Still going strongMalaysia Star, MalaysiaNumerous American colleges and universities are slashing prices of their courses in a bid to raise student numbers, while some British universities face the suddenly real potential of bankruptcy. However, at the local scence, the impression is that ...

Rec commission is hot topic at Eggs & IssuesEmporia Gazette, KSIn 1997, children considered "white" made up 70 percent of the student population; now, they make up less than 50 percent. The percentage of children in the free or reduced lunch program was less than 50 percent in 1997. "Now it is well over 60 percent ...

Funding for local schools is approvedEl Defensor Chieftain, NMThe bond money will be used for remodeling; erecting, making additions to and furnishing school buildings; purchasing or improving schools grounds; and purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools. ...

Swine flu case confirmed at UHHonolulu Star-Bulletin, HILoos, 20, a finance major, left but returned to the student health clinic later that afternoon, accompanying a friend who needed her foot checked for an unrelated cause. "I'm not that scared," he said, then joked that if he contracted swine flu, ...

Credit card debt overwhelms college studentsKansas City Star, MOThe latest proof comes from a new study released by Sallie Mae, which found that the average undergraduate student carried a balance of $3173 in credit card debt last year. This was the highest debt level since the education financing company began ...